Clothes-drier.



No. 634,222. Patentednct. 3, |899.

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CLOTH ES-DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 634,222, dated October3, 1899. Application filed April 12, 1899. Serial No. 712,751. KNOmodel-l To all whom, it 7er/ty concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. SOLOMON, of the city and county ofWorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Olothes-Driers; and I do hereby declare that thefollowingis a f ull,clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, in whichl Figure 1 represents a top or plan view of somuch of a clothes-drier as is necessary to illustrate my improvements.Fig. 2 represents upon an enlarged scale a central vertical sectionthrough the holding-plate of the drier and a side view of the inner endof one of the clothes-bars and the device for attaching said clothes-barto the holding-plate, said clothesbar and holding device being shownswung up into a horizontal position ready for use; and Fig.3 is asimilar section to Fig. 2, showing part of the holding-plate with theclothesbar and its holding device swung down into a vertical position aswhen not in use.

The object-of myinvention is to provide a simple,stron g,andeasily-manipulated clothesdrier.

and a downwardly-proj ectin g lian ge just backl of said vertical holes,combined with the clothes-bars and wire-holding device, one for eachclothes-bar, fastened at one end to the inner end of each of saidclothes-bars and bent into substantially loop form, the same beingextended back,thence down through the aforesaid vertical holes intheholding-plate, thence forward and in against the under side of saidclothes-bars to form braces therefor, as will be hereinafter more fullyset forth.

To enable others to better understand the nature and purpose of my saidinvention, I will now proceed to describe it more in detail.

In the drawings, A represents a horizontal holding-plate to which theclothes-bars B are attached, said plate being in practice provided withsuitable means for fastening the same to the wall or other support. Itis also provided with a series of vertical radial slots Said inventionconsists of aholding-plate a, arranged at a short distance apart arounditsouter circular edge, and also with a series of vert-ical holes b,coming just back of or inside of the inner ends of said vertical radialslots; Just back of or about in line vertically with the back of saidvertical holes the holding-plate is also provided with adownwardextending annular flange c for the purpose hereinafterdescribed.

The parts marked C are wire devices for ad justably attaching eachclothes-bar to said holding-plate. Said wire devices are each bent intosubstantially the form of a rectangular-shaped loop, with an openingbetween the ends just sufficient in width to receive the inner end ofthe clothes-bar. The end d, which is fastened to the top of saidlclothesbar, is preferably flattened and is provided with suitable holesthrough whichto pass the fastening-screws e e. If desired,any othersuitable means of'fastening may be employed in lieu thereof. From thefastened end the wire extends 4back in line with the clothes-bar a shortdistance, thence a short distanceat or about right angles, thence alittle longer distance at or about right angles about parallel to thefastened end, and, finally, again at or about right angles and the endabutted against the under side of said clothes-bars to form a bracetherefor. `If preferred,said under bracewire may be bent into any otherdesired shape to produce said brace.

When one of the clothes-bars B is swung up into a horizontal positionfor use, as is shown in Fig. 2, the end fof the wire loop rests in oneof the vertical holes b, with the outer edge of said end bearing againstthe outer face of flange c at or near its lower edge and the inner edgeof said end against the plate A at the upper end of the hole b.Therefore since the end g of the wire bears against the under side ofthe clothes-bar, as previously described, it will be seen that a firmrigid brace is thus produced to support said clothes-bar in a verticaldirection. It is also held from lateral motion by its inner end fttingin one of the vertical radial slots a, previously described and as shownin Figs. l and 2 of the drawings.

When not in use, the bars hang vertically from the holding-plate, as isshown at the right and left hand sides of Fig. 1 and in Fig.

3, and therefore the drier occupies but little space. The bars, it isobvious, may be easily and quickly adjusted into either position, andwhen adjusted into their horizontal positions for use they are heldsecurely and not liable to drop down accidentally, and being firmlybraced upon the under side, as above described, considerable weight maybe suspended from the bars without danger of their breaking down. Saidbearing strength may also be further augmented, if desired, by eX-tending the under brace farther out from the holding-plate than is shownin the drawings.

Having described my invention, what I claim therein as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A holding-plate having a series of vertical, radial slots around itsedge, also a series of vertical holes just back of said slots in lineradially therewith and a downwardextending flange just back of saidvertical holes, in combination with the clothes-bars and an adjustableattaching device for each bar, consisting of a wire bent intosubstantially loop form one end of which is fastened to the top of thebar, and from said point extending back a short distance beyond the endof the bar and about in line therewith; thence at substantially rightangles through one of said holes in the holding-plate, and a properdistance to obtain a bearing against the aforesaid downward-extending ange, and thence forward and in to the under side of the bar to form abrace therefor, substantially as set forth.

2. A holding-plate having a series of vertical holes extending aroundthe same near its outer edge and a downward-extending flange just backof said vertical holes, in combination with the clothes-bars and anadjustable attaching device for each bar, consisting of a wire bent intosubstantially loop form, one end of which is fastened to the top of thebar and from said point extending back a short distance beyond the endof said bar and about in line therewith; thence at substantially rightangles through one of said holes in the holding-plate and a properdistance to obtain a bearing against the aforesaid downward-extendingflange, and thence forward and in to the underside of the bar toform abrace therefor, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the holding-plate having a series of verticalopenings at a short distance apart around its out-er edge, with theclothes-bars and an adjustable attaching device for each bar, consistingof a wire bent into substantially loop form, one end of which isfastened to the top of the bar and from said point extended back a shortdistance beyond the end of said bar and about in line therewith; thenceat substantially right angles through one of the holes in theholding-plate, and thence forward and in to the under side of the bar toform a brace therefor, substantially as set forth.

CHARLES S. SOLOMON.

XVitnesses:

A. A. BARKER, W. B. N oURsE.

